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When terminal velocity is reached, the gravitational force is balanced with the force of resistance.
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When the upward and downward forces on a falling object or changes its direction is called an?
Terminal Velocity.
Stationary objects are the result of?
0 velocity 0 acceleration The forces on the object are balanced: it is in equilibrium. (The forces are balanced on any object with 0 acceleration, even if it is moving.)
How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect an object at rest?
they cause the object to move with acceleration given by A nett force.
What determines the terminal velocity of an object?
Gravity and drag. Gravity accelerates the object and drag (caused by friction) slows it down. When the full effect of these two forces have been applied to an object, that object is said to have reached terminal velocity. A combination of mass, the size of the leading surface area and the shape of the object determine it's velocity. Example: A man with a closed parachute falls faster than a man with an open parachute.
When a pair of balanced forces acts on an object what will happen to an object that is moving?
If two forces acting on an object are equal and opposite, then the net force acting on the object is zero. If the net force acting on an object is zero, then the object's velocity will not change. If it is already moving, then it will continue to move in a straight line at that same velocity. If it is not already moving, it will stay stationary.
How does terminal velocity involve balanced forces?
Terminal velocity is an example of balanced forced because the gravitational forces and the air resistance balance each other.
When an object is falling is it balanced or unbalanced forces.?
Not balanced UNTIL it reaches terminal velocity.
What if a falling object reaches this when forces of gravity and air resistance are balanced?
terminal velocity
A falling object is encountering air resistance At the moment the object reaches its terminal speed?
... I think you want to know about forces. At terminal velocity, the force of gravity is balanced by the air resistance, so no further acceleration occurs (balanced forces are the equivalent of an absence of force), which is why we call it *terminal* ("end value") velocity.
Are Terminal velocities balanced or unbalanced?
"Balanced" refers to forces, not to velocities or speeds. If an object is at terminal SPEED, the FORCES on it are balanced.
What is velocity at which a falling object travels when the force of air resistance matches exactly the downward force of gravity?
newton's first law states: an object will remain at rest or at a constant velocity unless the forces on it become unbalanced. As the forces on the object are now balanced it falls at a constant velocity. For falling objects this is called the terminal velocity
Why does the shape of the free fall curve tell you about how an object moces when it is in free fall?
if its a velocity / time curve, it will show diminishing acceleration (slope of the curve) up to terminal velocity (forces balanced)
What do you get when you subtract the forces of air resistance from the forces of gravity?
Terminal Velocity
Can all forces of a car be balanced if it is moving a constant velocity?
That's exactly what we must conclude. If the forces on the car were not balanced, then its velocity would have to change.
What happen when opposite forces acting on an object are balanced?
Assuming this is a physics question, when all the forces acting on an object are balanced, the object is in equilibrium. For example, when a car is at a constant velocity, with no acceleration, all the forces are equal.
When gravitational forces and air resistance equalize on an object that is falling toward earth and the object stops accelerating its velocity is called?
In that case, the object is said to have achieved terminal speed.
Why does terminal velocity exist?
When an object is falling, it accelerates, so it is speeding up. The faster it goes, the more air resistance there is on the object. Eventually, the force of the air resistance pushing up on the object will equal the force of gravity pushing down on the object. The forces on the object are balanced (they cancel out), so it will have no acceleration. This causes terminal velocity; the object is not speeding up anymore. When the forces on an object are balanced, it has no acceleration. This does not mean it has no velocity, it just means that the velocity is not changing (it does not speed up or slow down.)
